StaplesVR launches $7m funding round to accelerate growth

StaplesVR launches $7m funding round to accelerate growth
Staples VR Developer pushing NZ's tech industry (Image StaplesVR)
Greg Hurrell
Immersive reality company StaplesVR has kicked off a $7 million capital raise, its first funding round after several years of organic growth.The raise is being led by Soul Capital and aims to close within 90 days. Soul Capital investment principal Alex Dallas said the minimum raise was $5m. It preferred to have other New Zealand funds join in but had had interest from overseas.StaplesVR grew out of work in the film industry and has provided full-body scanning capture for film studios, including Warner Bros and Disney. It has now expanded into i...

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